Benny Goodman, musician
May 30, 1909-June 13, 1986
Once Upon a Time in Chicago: The Story of Benny Goodman by Jonah Winter, illustrated by Jeanette Winter (Hyperion, 2000)
An accomplished clarinet player, Goodman, known as The “King of Swing,” began playing when he was in the fourth grade…and never stopped.
Click over to a biography of Goodman with audio features on the PBS.org site of Jazz, a film by Ken Burns.
